‘Tis done: thus I exert my pow’r divine

From Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a, Version I

Composer	George Frideric Handel
Key	F major → g minor
Meter	4/4
Length	5 measures

English text
Galatea
‘Tis done! Thus I exert my pow’r divine;
Be thou immortal, though thou art not mine!
Opera Stanford

About the text

• Author: John Gay, Alexander Pope and John Hughes

Instrumentation

Resources

• Full score: Hallische Händel-Ausgabe I/9.1, p. 137
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